credit rating
noun
: a score or grade that a company or organization gives to a possible borrower and that indicates how likely the borrower is to repay a loan
Credit ratings are based on how much money, property, and debt a borrower has and on how well the borrower has paid past debts.
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Some have worked with major credit rating agencies and credit reporting agencies.
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Victor Rosario, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025
On the contrary, the credit rating agencies and bond investors understood that the city structures individual debt financings and refinancings to achieve optimal results for taxpayers in totality.
—Pat Dowell, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2025
The company aims to maintain a balanced debt-to-equity ratio and has a strong credit rating.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 13 Feb. 2025
That’s right – the company that is trusted with holding the physical bitcoin worth billions of dollars, has a less than stellar credit rating.
—Dave Birnbaum, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
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Victor Rosario, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025
On the contrary, the credit rating agencies and bond investors understood that the city structures individual debt financings and refinancings to achieve optimal results for taxpayers in totality.
—Pat Dowell, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2025
The company aims to maintain a balanced debt-to-equity ratio and has a strong credit rating.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 13 Feb. 2025
That’s right – the company that is trusted with holding the physical bitcoin worth billions of dollars, has a less than stellar credit rating.
—Dave Birnbaum, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for credit rating
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“Credit rating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/credit%20rating. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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